Leap in U.S. debt hits taxpayers with 12% more red ink

• A deep-red Georgia Senate district heads to a runoff after divided special election

  

• Justice Dept. kills cases cracking down on auto emissions cheating

  

• Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter to face criminal trial for child molestation

  

• Half of state workers still absent as vacant state buildings weigh on downtown Sacramento

  

• Georgia advocates rally for maternal health funding at State Capitol

  

• Woman describes being held by ICE for two days

  

• An immigration lawyer has been working around the clock since ICE detentions began

  

• Newsom says Trump administration pressured cancellation of Davos interview